Just had sayed good bye to my uncle rip 😢I need reason to smile so much appreciate making me smile again bless you for all your videos and your dad jokes 😊❤

Any time you can spend time with your kids and teach them how to do things is priceless

I enjoyed this soooo much. Caitlin, you remind me of my daughter when she was about 14.Sad to say, she doesn't talk to me. Remember, your dad will always love you even if you fail to love him. Kind of like God. He'll never stop loving you. Thanks for the Jesus moment.

It can run without a starter, pull start it. Starters just make it easier 😂 Cool truck!

I really like your video and have subbed you. This was fun to watch, I'm looking forward to future videos from you. Good job!

Keep at it. It'll run.

Just wanted to let you know I just happened across your channel,love it! Keep on keeping on, and I'll check out other episodes, Thanks again!✌️

Use soapy water to spray on the insects, or use the spray you were using and strict slighter when spraying it works

You need to either get a shop manual or do some internet research! All '28 through '55 Fords were positive ground. When you bench test the starter, put nuts on the through bolts so the armature doesn't fall out!

It's about time you pulled the heads

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The 8BA's are 1949-1953. As you say, the last edition of the flatheads. Watch those solenoids, they're clever and handy but they "routinely" will stick when you press the button. If that's a "Mercury" engine (not just Merc heads), it's 255 cubic inches compared with 239 Cu In for a Ford engine.

When an engine will turn but not all the way around, it's usually because valves are stuck or rings are bashing against wear ridges at the tops of the cylinders. Forcing it past that resistance will bend valve push rods or bust pistons or rings. I think it might have been best to remove the heads as soon as you felt movement followed by so much resistance.

Great Video

still has an original split core radiator. My dad has a number of 35-49 FORD's including a 40 Woodie Wagon, 39 Rumble seat conv, 41 120" wheelbase 1-1/2 ton firetruck.

Great video

Iron City garage in PA can most likely find what you need. He has a KZfaq channel. Also transmission fluid and acetone mixed should help free the motor.

Great video; hope to see continued progress on this old truck! Glad you survived the storms; we're in N. Ohio as well, and it was pretty wild for two nights in a row this past week...One night, having lost power, I got the joyous job of baling out the sump well for over an hour; needless to say, we're getting a battery backup for the sump pump next week!

Check for mouse house in the bell housing water in transmission most of those oil filters drained back in to the crankcase put oil to oil pressure gauge line try holding the clutch down .

A great find! Worth TLC. I had a 1953 Ford back in the day. Fun times, just don't over rev them. Onward!

I can't believe those head bolts all came out that easy! Valves are probably stuck. PB blast them down, and tap them if stuck.

That engine could be a '52-'53 Mercury, which was 255 cu. in. If it is an 8BA engine, those Mercury heads reduce the compression ratio significantly! The carb is a Holley, NOT a Stromberg! It looks like the original '41 carb. If it is, it is not compatible with the distributor, which means the timing advance will not work right. The distributor is vacuum advance only (no mechanical advance) and requires a matching carb. The original Mercury carb had a 4 bolt flange instead of 3.

24 stud engines came out in about 1938 so your '41 had the 24 stud engine when new!

If that is the original engine, it is a 221 cubic inch. The Mercury head which was probably added later came from a 239.4 cubic inch engine that was used in Mercurys for several years. You will probably be able to find another head although at this point it is not a priority. You should be able to find a carburetor rebuild kit -- they made a gozillion of those carburetors. I am overjoyed to see Katelynn doing this work and so motivated to learn everything. She is fabulous.

Great find. I had a 65 f100 and I loved it. Good luck.

When checking low resisentce, it's best not to use it in auto range. Set it to the lowest setting manually. Just the resistance of your leads should measure .1 or .2 ohms.

It seems like it's still trying to turn something else along with the motor.Stuck clutch or something.Great video.

I think you've done good so far. as for using jumper cables to turn a motor over they work ok for testing a starter on the bench . The starter sounds good. Myself I would throw some seafoam in it and with the filter on it tow it in gear to loosen it up. Then put the battery in properly hooked up and preferably an 8 volt and that should spin like it was running the day before. As for using the 8 volt battery the generator will charge the 8 volt battery and not burn out the rest of the electrical and even some people who may look under the hood won't even notice because they're the same size as a 6 volt battery.

the starter will handle a 12volt battery ....hook up the battery like any other 12volt system....

May be a stuck clutch to the flywheel cross threads a good name i dig your channel

Great job. Kinda sucks it wouldn't crank over, but at least you're making progress. Something to keep in mind is that running things like a 6v starter/coil/etc at 12v tends to make the magic smoke come out. Most 12v stuff lets the magic smoke out around 16v too ;)

Kaitlynns thinking OMG DAd jokes...... 😁😁BTW what locked a lot of flatties up was stuck valves,.

It may also be possible that the pressure plate is seized to the clutch plate, maybe not, could be?

She can throw a battery for sure but should probably wear safety glasses!😬👍

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kroil will get the cylinders un stuck I use it all the time it's called the mechanics best friend

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Clutch might be stuck and turning gears in transmission

Put vinegar in crank case to free rust then change out the oil

Maybe the transmission is dry and needs gear lube, the main pilot shaft will still turn even if it is in neutral!!!

Gald to see you two keep it up gald someone now's as much as I do and still try

I did not see any oil in the cyl's

Check clutch ☺️

I hope you don’t scrap it! Too many people would love to have it!

I just subscribed. Sorry about the engine being messed up.

That truck would be badass rat Rodded with a 7.3 powerstroke diesel with dual stacks up the back of the cab

I'm wondering if that interior green means that it may have had a military life to begin with..

It might be the valves are rusty and sticking in the valve guides

Have you checked the valves.and if the clutch plate is stuck to the fly wheel even though the trans is in neutral it will turn overhard

Is that your daughter it's cool she gotta old truck memories

No no don't junk it I will take the cab and front clip .I have a four wheel drive chassis to put it on

With the carb off, I see the vacuum advance port so it should match with the distributor. Again, that is NOT a Stromberg. It is from a '55-'56 292 Y block, as evidenced by the "! 1/16" stamped on it (venturi size).

What about the clutch or transmission is hanging up the clutch plate is rusted to the fly wheel

Could have something to with the transmission it could have water and rust inside and rusted input shaft I have seen so much rust and water in the transmission where it wouldn't come out of gear or go into gear or where the input shaft not to turn

Why did you junk a good bed ..try to pull start it

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My son has a 65 d100, he wants to put an ls 5.3 in it

If you are going to sell it for scrape I would be interested!

I have faith in you both you might have to use a different motor awesome video

Check valves

The valves are froze up pull the heads if you know how

they were made in Pontiac Michigan plant where all of them were produced during the war

Come on man check for stuck valves and get it so you make at least 2 or 3 revolutions by hand before you throw a starter to it.

Your lifters are probably tucked

Try removing the transmission it might be stuck

Why don't you try pull starting it

Pull the heads

Pull it around in gear get the engine tuning over

48 was the 1st year of the flat head v8

So a starter from a 40's Ford is worth more than a clapped out 80's rusted out Chevy, LOL And just think that chevy probably has had more than one starter in its young life...

Why don't you pull the heads

yes your correct

Is that girl your daughter

Your comments not very respectful

on a good note you have the hot rods desired flathead it has an actual distributor

Why don't you do the work your self shevis just slowing things down plus she don't know what @

Why do you try and work on cars when you don't know what your doing? Sell me the truck ok?

CCKW 353 Duce half

which means it don't have the magneto type

it has two water pumps

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